Beginner Chinese Listening：爸爸去哪儿了？Where is the father?

Beginner Chinese Listening

Halo semua! Apa kabar? Bagaimana akhir minggu kalian? 
Hari Sabtu lalu saya punya janji dengan dokter gigi untuk membersihkan gigi saya.
Dokter gigi ini adalah dokter gigi baru di sekitar rumah saya.

Ketika dokter sedang membersihkan gigi saya, dia bilang di gigi bagian atas dan bawah ada beberapa lubang kecil. Lubang gigi artinya "虫歯” di Bahasa Jepang atau "cavity" di Bahasa Inggris. Hmm.. sebetulnya saya nggak merasa sakit apa pun, sih… 

Waktu dokter selesai membersihkan gigi dan saya mau membayar, dia berkata "Kamu perlu perawatan gigi 10 kali dari sekarang. Ayo kita buat janji untuk perawatan berikutnya". Saya langsung merasa sedikit aneh. Dokter ini mungkin mata duitan ya! Kalian bisa bayangkan arti dari "mata duitan" ? Hanya ada uang di matanya!
Kalau di Bahasa Jepang seperti ini, あの人はお金に執着している。
Kalau di Bahasa Inggris saya pikir artinya "money oriented". 

Jadi, saya memutuskan tidak mau pergi ke tempat dokter itu lagi. 
Kalian punya pengalaman dengan orang yang mata duitan? Kita harus selalu berhati-hati ya! 
Sampai di sini podcast saya kali ini. Sampai jumpa lagi ^^

Akhir minggu

Mata duitan

Culture is quite a general topic that could come up in a number of different parts of the IELTS test, so it's useful to be able to talk about it. Today, Nick gives you some ideas for this topic.

IELTS with Nick - World Knowledge 

Do you think the world is becoming too similar in terms of culture?

As I work for a publisher, I'm always using reference books such as dictionaries. But I read a lot for pleasure too, and I particularly like poetry. At home all my books are arranged in alphabetical order (I know that's a bit strange!). I've also got lots of novels from different categories - crime stories, ghost stories, historical novels, murder mysteries, science fiction, etc. - but there is non-fiction as well. I read quite a lot of biographies. My husband says I'm book-crazy.

English Mini Lessons

Types of books

Deuxième épisode de mon podcast sur les antonomases.

Une antonomase, c'est une figure de style qui consiste à donner un sens à un nom propre, et ainsi en faire un nom commun.
Voyons aujourd'hui ce qu'est l'expression française : " C'est la Bérézina ! "

Littérature franco latine en quelques minutes seulement !

Les grandes antonomases de la langue française : #2 La Bérézina

Do you believe people are born with a certain amount of ability and intelligence? Or do you think these things can be changed through effort and education?

Your answers to these questions may decide how well you chase your own goals in life!

Researchers in Norway looked at over 1,500 people aged 13 to 77.

Participants filled out a survey asking them questions about how much they think people's abilities and intelligence can grow with effort and education.

They also filled out two more surveys: one asking how passionate they are about the things they are interested in, and one asking how persistent — and consistent — they are in chasing their goals.

For example, they were asked how much they agree with statements such as, "I use a lot of time on the projects I like," for passion, and "I finish whatever I begin," for persistence.

The researchers then looked at the people who got the 5% highest and lowest scores for belief in people's ability to grow.

It was found that those with the greatest belief in growth also had significantly higher scores in passion and persistence.

Interestingly, although 60% of all the study participants were women, in the group with the lowest belief in growth almost 60% were men.

"The belief in growth is important for large parts of our society," said Hermundur Sigmundsson, one of the study's authors. "This is true for school, sports, work and family life."

The authors also pointed to other studies that have found that it's possible to help people believe in personal growth — particularly as children — and that this can result in greater persistence.

Looking at their own results, the researchers said it can be argued that belief in your ability to grow may be important for both passion and persistence.

However, they also noted that it could also be that passion, perseverance and belief in growth all support each other.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Want to Succeed? Believe You Can Grow!

Arabic Levantine Listening A1

Family

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
〈#102〉8月10日水曜日　　天気/くもり　気温/23℃ 

札幌市/さっぽろし
円山動物園/まるやまどうぶつえん
・蒸し暑い日
・動物たちに札幌の建設会社から氷のプレゼント
・とまとやぶどうなどの果物が入った氷
・ホッキョクグマには、たくさんのクラッシュアイスをプレゼント！

［単語］
蒸す/むす…空気に水が多い
建設会社/けんせつがいしゃ…建物を作る会社
氷/こおり…水がもっともっと冷たくなったもの
ホッキョクグマ/ほっきょくぐま…とても寒いところに住んでる白くて大きい動物。「しろくま」ともいう。
クラッシュアイス/くらっしゅあいす…小さい氷

〈美和Miwa〉
日本語の先生
Podcast「どこでも.JAPANESE」も放送中！

レッスン待ってます♪



北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#102〉8月10日水曜日　動物園に氷のプレゼント！

Today, in the “Serbian to go” podcast, you will hear 4 WAYS of how to say I AM HUNGRY🥗🍕 in Serbian. Let’s grab a snack🥨 and let’s start. 
Срећно учење! / Srećno učenje!📚
See you in class!👋
